Cormier will now get his title shot against Jones, 27, on Jan. 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

The main event for UFC 178 on Sept. 27 has been changed to a UFC flyweight title showdown between Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson and Chris Cariaso, which was previously slotted as the co-main event for UFC 177 in Sacramento on Aug. 30.

Another UFC main event has taken a hit in 2016. Two weeks before the fight, light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier is out of his rematch with Anthony Johnson at UFC 206 in Toronto. Filed under: Featuread news >>

The UFC 206 main event took a major hit on Friday, as an undisclosed injury has forced Daniel Cormier out of his light heavyweight title defense. Cormier was supposed to put his belt on the line in aread news >>

Robert Whittaker made Derek Brunson pay for his mistakes Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 101. The price may end up being contender status in a middleweight division that is already teemread news >>